Ontario's Largest Sprint Sled Dog Race est. 1994

Ontario’s largest dog sled racing event comes to “Ontario’s biggest little town” every year. Kearney is a quaint community of 1000 people, located just north of Huntsville, Ontario. We are located within the Robinson-Huron and Williams Treaty lands inhabited by indigenous peoples since the beginning, and acknowledge the legacy of stewardship over these lands that indigenous peoples have had. We encourage all our visitors and competitors to review our land acknowledgement statement.

The races are held annually in February, drawing teams and mushers from Alaska, Quebec, Manitoba, Ontario and the North Eastern and Central States. Kearney hosts more than 70 competitive mushers along with novice and future mushers. This long-standing tradition has been running annually since 1994. We are grateful for our close-knit community that has been consistently supportive of the race for the past 30+ years. We encourage our spectators and visitors to use the services this great little town has to offer.

We host 5 race classes of different distances for the professional or beginner musher to trek through the beautiful northern wilderness. Our race categories include 8 Dog Sled, 6 Dog Sled, 4 Dog Sled, 1 and 2 dog Skijor, 2 Dog Sled, and the always popular I-Kid-Arod for mini-mushers aged 5-12yo.

Our unique event is committed to offering race classes for professional and beginner mushers of all ages. The 2 Dog Sled class has both Pro and Sportsman divisions. Our top priority is introducing new mushers to the sport in a controlled, fun, and exciting manner!

For anyone that has never raced at Kearney, the race courses feature challenging hills to climb, hardwood bush, and open meadows to enjoy while racing through the natural beauty of the Almaguin Highlands. The trail poses many challenges in it's technical, yet exhilarating sections for our racers and their dogs to enjoy.

The Kearney Dog Sled Race Committee has the mission to preserve the heritage of this exciting dog sport and to continue to support international enthusiasm for sports competition, education and awareness of this very special style of dog.

Our event attracts fans from all over the world and we keep them all updated through online postings throughout the weekend. Join us for two days of winter fun just under 3 hours north of Toronto in Kearney Ontario on the western border of Algonquin Park.

For more information on our community please visit the Town of Kearney website – www.townofkearney.com